Mahesh Bhatt: 'Murder 3 is based on Spanish film La Cara Oculta'

He told The Times of India: "Murder 3 is the 2013 equivalent of the controversial Arth in the thriller genre which released in 1983.

"Then it was the institution of marriage that was deconstructed and 30 years later Murder 3 deconstructs love and questions its very existence in today's world of relationship crimes. Now that we have the official rights of the film we look to doing it justice and taking the Murder franchise forward."

Director Vishesh Bhatt added: "Murder 3 shows the woman of today. The tagline 'This Valentine's Love Will be Murdered' is exactly what you can expect from the film. It's unconventional, it's shocking, it questions your beliefs."